| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ryan Perlman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Rethman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kelvin Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Gomes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dwight Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Sheriff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pabon (fresh) C - Ryan King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Sheriff inbounds the ball | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-36 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Ryan King tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Edward Gomes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-38 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kelvin Daniels | 47-38 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Edward Gomes comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Ernest Ferguson - foul #2 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clement (PG), Brice Labrecque (SG), Brian Frye (SF) Ernest Ferguson, Jesse Cooper, John Sheriff | |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Edward Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Edward Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Paul Pabon clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Dwight Haynes - foul #1 on Dwight Haynes, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Daniel Tilley (SG), Saul Alvarado (SF), William Schlemmer (PF), Gregory Lawler (C) Ryan Perlman, Richard Rethman, Kelvin Daniels, Edward Gomes, Dwight Haynes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson (PG), Jesse Cooper (SG), John Sheriff (SF) John Clement, Brice Labrecque, Brian Frye | |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Paul Pabon makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Paul Pabon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | William Schlemmer misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler tips it back up and in | 51-40 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Paul Pabon | 51-42 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Ryan King picks off the pass by Dick Berger | 51-42 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Dick Berger steals it from Paul Pabon in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado loses the dribble to Jesse Cooper | 51-42 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper hits the finger roll | 51-44 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | William Schlemmer loses the dribble to Ernest Ferguson | 51-44 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson hits the finger roll set up by John Sheriff | 51-46 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Dick Berger can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse Cooper - foul #1 on Jesse Cooper, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Rethman (SG), Kelvin Daniels (SF), Edward Gomes (PF), Dwight Haynes (C) Daniel Tilley, Saul Alvarado, William Schlemmer, Gregory Lawler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clement (PG), Jackie Marler (SG), Brian Frye (SF) Ernest Ferguson, Jesse Cooper, John Sheriff | |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Dick Berger makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Dick Berger misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Pabon | 52-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dick Berger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Rethman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kelvin Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Gomes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dwight Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Clement (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jackie Marler (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Frye (fresh) PF - Paul Pabon (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ryan King (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Brian Frye connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels comes up short on the shot from the left side | 52-48 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Dwight Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels can't finish the layup | 52-48 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Edward Gomes grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Edward Gomes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-48 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ryan King | 52-48 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Dick Berger is called for the reach on John Clement - foul #2 on Dick Berger, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Mark Figueiredo (SF) Dick Berger, Kelvin Daniels | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson (PG), John Sheriff (SF) John Clement, Brian Frye | |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jackie Marler | 52-51 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Edward Gomes clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 52-51 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clement (PG) Ernest Ferguson | |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Dwight Haynes is hacked by John Sheriff - foul #1 on John Sheriff, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels (SF) Edward Gomes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brice Labrecque (SG) John Sheriff | |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Richard Rethman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ryan King | 52-51 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Pabon and he's fouled by Ryan Perlman - foul #2 on Ryan Perlman, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Gomes (PF), Gregory Lawler (C) Mark Figueiredo, Dwight Haynes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson (PG), John Sheriff (SF) John Clement, Brice Labrecque | |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Richard Rethman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Paul Pabon is called for the reach on Ryan Perlman - foul #3 on Paul Pabon, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Tilley (SG), Saul Alvarado (PF) Richard Rethman, Edward Gomes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper (SG) John Sheriff | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Ryan King pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler hits a runner from the left block set up by Jesse Cooper | 52-55 |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler clanks a runner from the left block | 52-55 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Paul Pabon gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler blows the layup | 52-55 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferguson | 52-55 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Richard Rethman (SG), Mark Figueiredo (SF), Edward Gomes (PF), Dwight Haynes (C) Ryan Perlman, Daniel Tilley, Kelvin Daniels, Saul Alvarado, Gregory Lawler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clement (PG), John Sheriff (SF) Ernest Ferguson, Jesse Cooper | |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Dwight Haynes comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 52-55 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Richard Rethman grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dick Berger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Rethman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Figueiredo (fresh) PF - Edward Gomes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dwight Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Clement (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jackie Marler (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Sheriff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pabon (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan King (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | UTEP | John Sheriff is called for the reach on Mark Figueiredo - foul #2 on John Sheriff, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Schlemmer (C) Dwight Haynes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Edward Gomes lays it up and in set up by Richard Rethman | 54-55 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | John Sheriff knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Clement | 54-58 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | William Schlemmer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dick Berger | 57-58 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Sheriff | 57-61 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | John Sheriff is called for the reach on Mark Figueiredo - foul #3 on John Sheriff, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels (SF), Dwight Haynes (C) Mark Figueiredo, William Schlemmer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson (PG) John Clement | |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Paul Pabon steals the ball from Richard Rethman | 57-61 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jackie Marler and he's hacked by Edward Gomes - foul #3 on Edward Gomes, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Daniel Tilley (SG), Saul Alvarado (SF), Gregory Lawler (C) Dick Berger, Richard Rethman, Kelvin Daniels, Dwight Haynes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper (SG), Anthony Simons (PF) John Sheriff, Paul Pabon | |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson misses the free throw | 57-63 |
| 10:29 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edward Gomes | 57-63 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jackie Marler - foul #4 on Jackie Marler, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Sheriff (SF), Paul Pabon (PF) Jackie Marler, Anthony Simons | |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Edward Gomes is called for the reach on Paul Pabon - foul #4 on Edward Gomes, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels (SF) Edward Gomes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Anthony Simons (PF) Paul Pabon | |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | John Sheriff is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Simons | 59-66 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman is hacked by Ryan King - foul #3 on Ryan King, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Frye (SF), Paul Pabon (PF) John Sheriff, Anthony Simons | |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ryan Perlman - foul #3 on Ryan Perlman, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Richard Rethman (SG), William Schlemmer (PF), Dwight Haynes (C) Ryan Perlman, Daniel Tilley, Saul Alvarado, Gregory Lawler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brice Labrecque (SG), John Sheriff (SF) Jesse Cooper, Brian Frye | |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | John Sheriff steps in front of the William Schlemmer pass | 64-68 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Brice Labrecque is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brice Labrecque, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo (SF) Kelvin Daniels | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper (PG), Anthony Simons (PF) Ernest Ferguson, Paul Pabon | |
| 08:43 | UTEP | William Schlemmer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dick Berger | 66-68 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson (PG), Paul Pabon (PF) Jesse Cooper, Anthony Simons | |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo is fouled on the floor by Brice Labrecque - foul #2 on Brice Labrecque, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Saul Alvarado (PF) William Schlemmer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper (SG) Brice Labrecque | |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson travels with the ball | 68-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels (SF) Mark Figueiredo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brice Labrecque (SG), Anthony Simons (PF) Jesse Cooper, Paul Pabon | |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Richard Rethman knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Dick Berger | 71-68 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dick Berger (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Rethman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kelvin Daniels (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Saul Alvarado (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Haynes (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ernest Ferguson (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brice Labrecque (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sheriff (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Simons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan King (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 07:16 | UTEP | Richard Rethman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-68 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferguson | 71-68 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | John Sheriff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Daniel Tilley (SG), Edward Gomes (PF), William Schlemmer (C) Dick Berger, Richard Rethman, Kelvin Daniels, Dwight Haynes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper (PG), Jackie Marler (SG), Brian Frye (SF), Paul Pabon (PF) Ernest Ferguson, Brice Labrecque, John Sheriff, Anthony Simons | |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Edward Gomes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | William Schlemmer gets the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Brian Frye grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Daniel Tilley picks off the pass by Ryan King in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edward Gomes and the foul's on Jesse Cooper - foul #2 on Jesse Cooper, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo (SF), Gregory Lawler (C) Saul Alvarado, William Schlemmer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson (PG), John Sheriff (SF) Jesse Cooper, Brian Frye | |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 74-68 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Paul Pabon grabs the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Edward Gomes is called for the reach on Ernest Ferguson - foul #5 on Edward Gomes, team foul #7 | 74-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Richard Rethman (SG), Kelvin Daniels (SF) Ryan Perlman, Daniel Tilley, Edward Gomes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jackie Marler | 74-68 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler lays it in and he's fouled by Richard Rethman - foul #3 on Richard Rethman, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper (PG) Ernest Ferguson | |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler misses the free throw | 74-70 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Richard Rethman misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | John Sheriff grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler clanks a shot in the lane | 74-70 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler tips it but misses | 74-70 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Dick Berger grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Richard Rethman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler knocks in the floater from the baseline | 74-72 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Paul Pabon snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Paul Pabon is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Ryan King tips it but misses | 74-72 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Marler | 74-72 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | John Sheriff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Richard Rethman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Lawler | 77-72 |
| 03:44 | East Carolina | Mark Figueiredo steals it from Jesse Cooper in the backcourt | 77-72 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-72 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler snags the offensive board | 77-72 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dick Berger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Rethman (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kelvin Daniels (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Figueiredo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Lawler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jesse Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Marler (tiring) 28 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Sheriff (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Pabon (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan King (very tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan King - foul #4 on Ryan King, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Daniel Tilley (SG), Saul Alvarado (SF), William Schlemmer (PF) Dick Berger, Richard Rethman, Kelvin Daniels, Mark Figueiredo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson (PG), Brian Frye (SF), Anthony Simons (PF) Jesse Cooper, John Sheriff, Paul Pabon | |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Ernest Ferguson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley pulls down the rebound | 78-72 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dwight Haynes (C) Gregory Lawler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Sheriff (SF) Brian Frye | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Anthony Simons is called for the reach on William Schlemmer - foul #2 on Anthony Simons, team foul #13 | 78-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brice Labrecque (SG) John Sheriff | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | William Schlemmer makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | William Schlemmer misses the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Ryan King gets the rebound | 79-72 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Anthony Simons is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Ferguson | 79-74 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Saul Alvarado is blocked by Ryan King | 79-74 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Haynes | 79-74 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado's floater is tipped away by Jackie Marler | 79-74 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | William Schlemmer tips it home | 81-74 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Saul Alvarado - foul #2 on Saul Alvarado, team foul #9 | 81-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Rethman (SG), Kelvin Daniels (SF) Daniel Tilley, William Schlemmer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Sheriff (SF), Paul Pabon (PF) Brice Labrecque, Anthony Simons | |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler misses the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Jackie Marler misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Dwight Haynes grabs the board | 81-74 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ryan Perlman and the foul's on John Sheriff - foul #4 on John Sheriff, team foul #14 | 83-74 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels makes the free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | John Sheriff is fouled in the backcourt by Kelvin Daniels - foul #3 on Kelvin Daniels, team foul #10 | 84-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Daniel Tilley (SG), William Schlemmer (PF), Gregory Lawler (C) Ryan Perlman, Richard Rethman, Kelvin Daniels, Dwight Haynes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | John Sheriff makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | John Sheriff misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 84-75 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Jackie Marler is called for the reach on Daniel Tilley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jackie Marler, team foul #15 | 84-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Kelvin Daniels (SF), Mark Figueiredo (PF), Dwight Haynes (C) Dick Berger, Saul Alvarado, William Schlemmer, Gregory Lawler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jesse Cooper (SG) Jackie Marler | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Paul Pabon's pass is intercepted by Daniel Tilley in the backcourt | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Kelvin Daniels connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 88-75 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | John Sheriff loses the dribble to Dwight Haynes | 88-75 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman runs out the clock | 88-75 |